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WorksheetsExplorers -Unit 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present day
Iceland
United States
Canada
Greenland
Who was the first European to land in the Americas?
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Colombus
John Cabot
Marco Polo
Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to the unknown lands?
They didn't have maps.
They thought there were sea monsters.
Their ships were slow.
All of the above.
Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because the wanted
silk spices, and gold
wood, sea shells, and sliver
clocks, mirrors, an beads
vegetables, spices, and fruit
Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured
Roanoke
Rome
Damascus
Constantinople
How did this capture encourage exploration?
It opened up the trade routes.
They realized they didn't need maps.
Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.
They didn't care to explore the unknown.
Who landed in the Americas in 1492 but thought that he was in the Indies?
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?
They saw Native Americans.
They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first.
They were fighting over gold.
They didn't think Columbus had a good plan.
Where did Columbus first land?
Bahamas
South Carolina
Greenland
Spain
Who found present day Rio de Janeiro?
Leif Eriksson
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
After his travels, how did Vespucci encourage more exploration?
He funded ships to explore the unknown.
He became King of Portugal.
He recruited and trained other navigators.
He wasn't able to encourage others because he died on his voyage.
Why did John Cabot want to explore?
to find the Northwest passage
to find America
to find Natives
to find oceans
Who was John Cabot compared to?
Leif Eriksson
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
What did John Cabot find?
fur
sea monsters
cod fishing grounds
Asia
